Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 373219
21/05/17 21 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.49 Type :eq
Origin time: 07:07:46.17 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.58 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 7.15 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 11. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 161.5 deg
ML : 2.03±0.32 of 6 stationsMD : 2.28±0.05 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km E of ANTIBES (ALPES-MARITIMES) (70000 residents)
6 km SE of BIOT (ALPES-MARITIMES) (5600 residents)
7 km E of VALLAURIS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (24300 residents)
16 km SSW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)